Valentino Poncho (as seen at Housing Works 17th Street)

It’s a mustard-color knit with brown trim, brown collar, and brown cuffs. Wide sleeves. It’s got a zip front with a brown and mustard yarn tassel hanging from the zipper. It was $40. I considered buying it. But it was really ugly! I was really dreading coming home to discover it’s selling on Ebay for $800. But I don’t see it anywhere. Whew!

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[…] It seems as if Housing Works is growing like gangbusters these days, which I hope is a sign that recycled and re-purposed — and sometimes vintage — clothing is a trend that is here to stay. They just opened up a new Housing Works in my neighborhood, and I feel as if 96th St. has become a veritable thrift-store Mecca. The new Housing Works on Broadway between 96th and 97th is still putting the finishing touches on the facade, but the store is fully operational. I’ve popped in a couple times. HW has some finds sometimes, but many of the locations focus mostly on furniture. I volunteered for them for a few months last fall, but I had to give it up because I was trying to launch Vintrowear. The 17th St. store has a huge selection of clothes, and occasionally I came across some cool vintage and/or designer finds. Case in point this Valentino poncho. […]